Five historic graveyards—Canongate, Greyfriars, St Cuthbert’s, Old Calton, and New Calton—are located within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site. They represent an important, if largely untapped, cultural resource. The inclusion of the graveyards on the 2010 World Monuments Watch catalyzed a...Read more

The Historic Center of Colón was included on the 2010 World Monuments Watch. Following Watch-listing, WMF supported pilot urban design concept plans for the rehabilitation of the buildings and public spaces, as well as a documentary video of the historic center’s challenges.Read more

The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia was placed on the 2006 World Monuments Watch to call attention to considerable conservation needs of the structure and the desirability to improve documentation of the structure and develop a comprehensive management plan to protect the site in the future, from its...Read more

The sixteenth-century ex-convent of Santa Catalina de Siena is a popular destination for tourists visiting the historic center of Arequipa, Peru, and an important religious complex for the local community. After the site’s inclusion on the 2008 Watch, WMF supported the restoration of mural...Read more

Following the inclusion of the Historic Center of Lima on the 2008 World Monuments Watch, the Sapienza University in Rome and the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería of Lima developed the exhibit “Centro Storico di Lima: Patrimonio in Pericolo,” which was inaugurated in Rome in May 2010. The...Read more

The following report outlines the research, conservation, and archaeological interventions undertaken at Naranjo-Sa’al since 2002 with support from several agencies and institutions, including WMF and the Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Foundation. It presents a proposal for a documentation,...Read more

This publication presents an overview of the conservation intervention project carried out for the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz in Portugal between 2003 and 2010. The palace and its gardens, in their present form, date from the mid-eighteenth century. There are 15 hectares surrounding...Read more

This publication presents an overview of the conservation intervention project carried out for the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz in Portugal between 2003 and 2010. The palace and its gardens, in their present form, date from the mid-eighteenth century. Read more

As a result of the inclusion of Taos Pueblo on the 2010 World Monuments Watch, WMF worked with the pueblo to conserve one of the historic structures as the centerpiece of a new youth training program focused on adobe conservation and construction techniques. The program took shape in 2010 and...Read more

To better understand and quantify the positive effects of historic preservation along Route 66 and related tourism activities, an Economic Impact Study was undertaken by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in collaboration with the US National Park Service and World Monuments Fund, with...Read more